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  • November 20, 2024
    Research Briefs in Economic Policy
    No. 410
    The Effects of Housing Wealth on Health Care Spending
    The Effects of Housing Wealth on Health Care Spending
    Increases in government subsidies for health care likely would not increase access to needed medical care for elderly consumers. 
    By Michael F. Lovenheim and Jun Hyun Yun
  • October 8, 2024
    White Paper
    Cato Handbook on Executive Orders and Presidential Directives
    Cato Handbook on Executive Orders and Presidential Directives
    Executive orders and other presidential directives that conflict with the principles of individual liberty, free markets, limited government, peace, and the American Constitution should be revoked or amended by the next president.
    By Alex Nowrasteh
  • September 18, 2024
    Research Briefs in Economic Policy
    No. 401
    Aid for Incumbents: The Electoral Consequences of COVID-19 Relief
    Aid for Incumbents: The Electoral Consequences of COVID-19 Relief
    Our analyses suggest that every additional $1,000 in aid per resident increased incumbents’ vote share by 2.5–4.0 percentage points in the 2020, 2021, and 2022 elections.
    By Jeffrey Clemens, Julia Payson, and Stan Veuger
  • September 4, 2024
    Research Briefs in Economic Policy
    No. 399
    Costs of Mask Mandates
    Costs of Mask Mandates
    Most of the debate among health officials and researchers has centered on the public health benefits of mask mandates.
    By Patrick Carlin, Shyam Raman, Ryan Sullivan, Kosali I. Simon, & Coady Wing
  • March 21, 2024
    Briefing Paper
    No. 175
    Let Pharmacists Prescribe
    Let Pharmacists Prescribe
    State lawmakers should expand pharmacists’ scope of practice to allow them to independently treat a wide range of medical conditions.
    By Marc Joffe and Jeffrey A. Singer
  • March 14, 2024
    Policy Analysis
    No. 970
    Biden Short-Term Health Plans Rule Creates Gaps in Coverage
    Biden Short-Term Health Plans Rule Creates Gaps in Coverage
    The proposal to limit short‐term plans is not an attempt to protect consumers. It is the opposite: an attempt to punish consumers who choose a perfectly legal and valid product that competes with the product the Departments favor.
    By Michael F. Cannon
  • September 7, 2023
    Policy Analysis
    No. 960
    Expand Access to Methadone Treatment
    Expand Access to Methadone Treatment
    Federal and state regulations discriminate against, stigmatize, and dehumanize opioid users, and limit access to methadone treatment for many people who need and can benefit from such treatment.
    By Jeffrey A. Singer and Sofia Hamilton
  • July 24, 2023
    Visual Feature
    The Original Sin of U.S. Health Policy
    The Original Sin of U.S. Health Policy
    To restore workers’ rights and make health care more universal, Congress must give workers immediate control of the $1.3 trillion of their earnings the tax code lets employers control.
    By Michael F. Cannon
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